Yesterday the anniversary of the Geelong City Mission was celebrated by a tea and public meeting. It was a change from the customary annual ...
Article : 209 wordsIt is stated that the artillery preparation before the advance at Pezieres on Sunday lasted from dawn to sunset. It levelled the German trenches and ...
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Article : 304 wordsAdvices from Cairo state that the prisoners taken during the engagement east of the Suez Canal last week include a number of Albanians, all of whom ...
Article : 1,289 wordsA smoke social for presentation of prizes was held in the Bareena Recreation Club's pavilion last night. Colonel G. M. Strong presided over a ...
Article : 188 wordsReuter's special correspondent on the Salonika front states that while the eyes of the world have been turned to the French and Russian fronts, there ...
Article : 101 wordsThe London "Times" correspondent in Dublin says that Lord Wimbourno's appointment generally satisfies Ireland. He is personall; popular. ...
Article : 26 wordsSurgeon-General N. R. Howse, V.C., Director-General of the Australian Medical Services has gone to France. Brigadier-General J. W. M'Cay and ...
Article : 64 wordsWith the idea of developing the social side of the Inter-Brigades Conference. Cr. W. Brownbill, president of the City Brigade, has invited the members ...
Article : 46 wordsLieut.-General Smuts, in his latest report on the operations in German East Africa, states:—"The navy occupied the minor port of Sadani on August 1st ...
Article : 172 wordsAt the concert to be given in aid of Area 69C Cadets' Bugle Band in the Mechanics' on Monday night next prestations are to be made of the Cadet ...
Article : 69 wordsReviewing the two months' offensive by the Russians, Mr. Stanley Washburn, the "Times" correspondent in Russia, states that the Slays have ...
Article : 221 wordsSydney, Tuesday.—Corpl. W. J. Johnson, ex-M.H.R. for Robertson in the Federal Parliament, has been killed in action in France. He was 50 years ...
Article : 80 wordsRev. A. D Shaw, of Rockhampton, Queensland, has been invited to the pastorate of the Aberdeen-street Baptist Church by the unanimous vote of ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the House of Conmons on Monday the Minister for War (Mr. Lloyd George) moved the second reading of the Army Act Amendment Bill, which ...
Article : 541 wordsIn the House of Commons on Monday Lord Robert Cecil (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) stated that the United States Embassy had been unable to ...
Article : 222 wordsTenders are invited up till noon on August 14th for the supply of groceries to all camps and hospitals in Victoria during the period from September 1st ...
Article : 72 wordsYesterday the schedule of John M'Pherson Howard, of Oaklands. Bannockburn, grazier, was filed with the Clerk of Courts, Mr. A. M. Cook. The ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Italian newspaper "La Nazione" states that since the fall of Erzingan the Turkish army has been fleeing west toward S[?]vas across the roadless ...
Article : 51 wordsA youth named Benedierks brought to the Geelong Gaol on Monday by Constable Black, of Queenscliff to serve two months for larceny, has been found ...
Article : 56 wordsA communique from Rome states that artillery activity has been continued between the Adige and the Upper Isonzo, and in the Monfalcone area. The ...
Article : 100 wordsThere was an unusually light list at the Police Court yesterday morning. Messrs. A. A. Kelley, P.M., Thos A. Evans and E. J. Bechervaise. J's. P., ...
Article : 84 wordsA Lisbon Reuter message says:—An extraordinary session of Congress has been held. Dr. Costa, the Ministor for Finance and Senor Soares, the Minister ...
Article : 84 wordsThe quarterly meeting of the City Council is to be held at noon to-day. There is little, listed on the notice paper, but members will have the ...
Article : 215 wordsThe latest Zeppelin "tall" story received from Amsterdam says that the Zeppolins will soon cross the Atlantic as commercial air-liners. ...
Article : 124 wordsSydney, Tuesday.—A meeting was held in the Town Hall to-night, presided over by the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland. In aid of the Soldiers' ...
Article : 52 words(Such of the cable news on this page so headed has appeared in the London "Times," and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be ...
Article : 48 wordsSydney, Tuesday.—The Federal Labor Council for the constituency of Cook, represented by Mr. Catts. M.H.R., discussed the matter of compulsory ...
Article : 107 wordsParis reports that a violent artillery fire has been maintained in the region of Chaulnes. The Germans attacked at the Thiaumont Work, and were ...
Article : 138 wordsDr. Cole, the Coroner, yesterday inquired into the motor accident that occurred on the Harbor Trust road from Footscray to Melbourne on the night of 29th July, and ...
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Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), Wed 9 Aug 1916, Page 3
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